A dialect of Turkish, spoken by a small tribe on the R. Abakan in Siberia. “Asia P.” p. 229. H. H. H.
Benga or Benguelan.
A dialect of W. Africa, classed by Bleek as a sub-dialect of Bantu, N.W. branch. Mackey’s “Grammar,” N. York, 1855. See [Bienga].
Bengali.
The vernacular dialect of the province of Bengal, British India; it is derived from Sanskrit, and written in characters modified from the Divanagari alphabet. See Carey’s “Dict. of the Bengalee Language,” &c., 2 vols., Serampore, 1825; Yates’s “Introd. to Bengali,” Calcutta, 1847.
Beni, Benin, or Bini.
A general name for the native dialects, vernacular in the Bight of Benin, W. Africa. Applied more particularly to the Moko. Other dialects are the Bonny, the Ibo, and Aro. See Clarke’s “Dialects of Africa,” p. 35.
Beni Menasser, see under M.
Bentenang.
Alfuru dialect of N. Celebes, spoken in the districts of Pasan, Ratahan, and Ponasakan, sometimes called Pasan Bangko. P. J. V.